Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 111814

National Highways and Network Rail: Finance

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 108013, whether the Department has identified any financial year in which the cumulative efficiency savings attributed to Network Rail are expected to excee

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Network Rail's overall Control Period 7 (running from April 2024 to March 2029) efficiency target is £3.9 billion, which it remains on track to achieve. This will significantly exceed the cumulative cost in Control Period 7 of the major technology investm...

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